Blacksnake At The Family Reunion
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Blacksnake At The Family Reunion
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Author : David Huddle
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2012-11-12
Blacksnake At The Family Reunion written by David Huddle and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-12 with Poetry categories.
David Huddle's latest collection, Blacksnake at the Family Reunion, shares intimate and amusing stories as if told by a quirky, usually reticent, great uncle. In "Boy Story," a teenage romantic meeting ends abruptly when the boy's sweetheart realizes they have parked near her grandmother's grave. The poem "Aloft" recalls a widowed mother's indignation after she receives a marriage proposal in a hot air balloon. Haunted by the words on his older sister's tombstone -- "born & died... then / a single date / in November" -- the speaker in one poem struggles to understand a tragic loss: "The ampersand / tells the whole truth / and nothing but, / so help me God, / whose divine shrug / is expressed so / eloquently / by that grave mark." Blacksnake at the Family Reunion continues Huddle's poetic inquiry into the power of early childhood and family to infuse adulthood with sadness and despair -- an inquiry conducted with profound empathy for the fragility of humankind.
The Tribal Knot
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Author : Rebecca McClanahan
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-18
The Tribal Knot written by Rebecca McClanahan and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Are we responsible for, and to, those forces that have formed us—our families, friends, and communities? Where do we leave off and others begin? In The Tribal Knot, Rebecca McClanahan looks for answers in the history of her family. Poring over letters, artifacts, and documents that span more than a century, she discovers a tribe of hardscrabble Midwest farmers, hunters, trappers, and laborers struggling to hold tight to the ties that bind them, through poverty, war, political upheavals, illness and accident, filicide and suicide, economic depressions, personal crises, and global disasters. Like the practitioners of Victorian "hair art" who wove strands of family members' hair into a single design, McClanahan braids her ancestors' stories into a single intimate narrative of her search to understand herself and her place in the family's complex past.
The Faulkes Chronicle
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Author : David Huddle
language : en
Publisher: Tupelo Press
Release Date : 2015-04-01
The Faulkes Chronicle written by David Huddle and has been published by Tupelo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-01 with Fiction categories.
A work of uncanny originality, David Huddle's nineteenth book is the account of an extraordinary death trip taken by a charismatic and beloved woman, her husband, and an astonishing number of offspring, from infants to young adults. The Faulkes Chronicle explores how children grieve, and shows how the wit and courage of even the littlest brothers and sisters can be a source of resilience. Familial conversation composes an intimate requiem, transforming loss into comprehension. Only one of our finest writers could manage this delicate material. The Faulkes Chronicle is a brief, autumnal novel— made of momentary details yet with an encompassing grandeur.
Tonight Not Even My Skin
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Author : Leanne Ponder
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Tonight Not Even My Skin written by Leanne Ponder and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Walk Till The Dogs Get Mean
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Author : Adrian Blevins
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2015-09-15
Walk Till The Dogs Get Mean written by Adrian Blevins and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-15 with Literary Collections categories.
In Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean, Adrian Blevins and Karen Salyer McElmurray collect essays from today’s finest established and emerging writers with roots in Appalachia. Together, these essays take the theme of silencing in Appalachian culture, whether the details of that theme revolve around faith, class, work, or family legacies. In essays that take wide-ranging forms—making this an ideal volume for creative nonfiction classes—contributors write about families left behind, hard-earned educations, selves transformed, identities chosen, and risks taken. They consider the courage required for the inheritances they carry. Toughness and generosity alike characterize works by Dorothy Allison, bell hooks, Silas House, and others. These writers travel far away from the boundaries of a traditional Appalachia, and then circle back—always—to the mountains that made each of them the distinctive thinking and feeling people they ultimately became. The essays in Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean are an individual and collective act of courage. Contributors: Dorothy Allison, Rob Amberg, Pinckney Benedict, Kathryn Stripling Byer, Sheldon Lee Compton, Michael Croley, Richard Currey, Joyce Dyer, Sarah Einstein, Connie May Fowler, RJ Gibson, Mary Crockett Hill, bell hooks, Silas House, Jason Howard, David Huddle, Tennessee Jones, Lisa Lewis, Jeff Mann, Chris Offutt, Ann Pancake, Jayne Anne Phillips, Melissa Range, Carter Sickels, Aaron Smith, Jane Springer, Ida Stewart, Jacinda Townsend, Jessie van Eerden, Julia Watts, Charles Dodd White, and Crystal Wilkinson.
Writers On The Edge
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Author : Diana Raab
language : en
Publisher: Loving Healing Press
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Writers On The Edge written by Diana Raab and has been published by Loving Healing Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Major contemporary authors offer a range of essays, memoirs, and poetry that brings fresh insight into the dark world of addictionNfrom drugs and alcohol to sex, gambling, and food.
Writers By The River
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Author : Donia S. Eley
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-05-05
Writers By The River written by Donia S. Eley and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-05 with Literary Collections categories.
The Highland Summer Writing Conference (HSC), held each summer along the banks of the ancient New River at Radford University's Selu Conservancy, brings together and inspires writers as they participate in the communal art of creating and sharing. Over the years, many prestigious Appalachian authors have taught workshops to like-minded students, many of whom became published authors in their own right. This book, a celebration of the HSC, is a collection of reflective essays, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction contributed by 41 authors and student-authors who have taken part in the conference over a span of 43 years.
An Amish Family Reunion
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Author : Mary Ellis
language : en
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Release Date : 2012-02-01
An Amish Family Reunion written by Mary Ellis and has been published by Harvest House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Fiction categories.
During a rumschpringe visit to Niagara Falls, Phoebe Miller meets Eli Riehl, a young man who charms her—and everyone else—with his exceptional storytelling ability. When Phoebe sketches scenes to illustrate one of his tales, Eli encourages her incredible talent, and together they embark on a lofty and unlikely business venture for two young Amish people—writing and illustrating a children's book. Eli's kindness and appeal extend beyond his knack for words to reach inside Phoebe's heart. But he is an only son with five sisters, and when his father suffers a heart attack, Eli gives up his writing to assume responsibility on the farm. Though willing to abandon his dream of becoming an author, he won't give up his beloved Phoebe. Can their love for a good story develop into something that lasts forever, or will Phoebe's deep-seated fear of desertion stand in their way?
Brady Family Reunion And Fragments Of Brady History And Biography
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Author : William Gray Murdock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1909
Brady Family Reunion And Fragments Of Brady History And Biography written by William Gray Murdock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1909 with categories.
Black Snake
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Author : Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2021-06
Black Snake written by Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06 with Nature categories.
The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) made headlines around the world in 2016. Supporters called the pipeline key to safely transporting American oil from the Bakken oil fields of the northern plains to markets nationwide, essential to both national security and prosperity. Native activists named it the “black snake,” referring to an ancient prophecy about a terrible snake that would one day devour the earth. Activists rallied near the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota for months in opposition to DAPL, winning an unprecedented but temporary victory before the federal government ultimately permitted the pipeline. Oil began flowing on June 1, 2017. The water protector camps drew global support and united more than three hundred tribes in perhaps the largest Native alliance in U.S. history. While it faced violent opposition, the peaceful movement against DAPL has become one of the most crucial human rights movements of our time. Black Snake is the story of four leaders—LaDonna Allard, Jasilyn Charger, Lisa DeVille, and Kandi White—and their fight against the pipeline. It is the story of Native nations combating environmental injustice and longtime discrimination and rebuilding their communities. It is the story of a new generation of environmental activists, galvanized at Standing Rock, becoming the protectors of America’s natural resources.